CVE-2021-33909 (GCVE-0-2021-33909)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-07-20 18:01 – Updated: 2024-08-04 00:05
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
fs/seq_file.c in the Linux kernel 3.16 through 5.13.x before 5.13.4 does not properly restrict seq buffer allocations, leading to an integer overflow, an Out-of-bounds Write, and escalation to root by an unprivileged user, aka CID-8cae8cd89f05.
Severity
7.8 (High)
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
References
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